Healing Inc. (29 page)

Abby was caught off guard by the intense glow of the woman’s green eyes.  If she didn’t know any better, she would swear she was being hypnotized.  She was so wrapped up in those eyes that she didn’t notice the two daggers Rie had pulled from their sheaths and now wielded in each of her tiny hands. 

The pain from the large ‘M’ carved into her chest broke the spell but the swiftness of the act left her no time to cry out.  Her heart began to beat in her ears as she knew the few breaths she took would be her last.  Initially the pounding became more forceful as she felt the daggers enter her left and right ventricles.  But, then it subsided as the blood pooled in her rib cage and life slowly drained from her body.